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#A2BCCD

Dusty Blue · light cool blue

About #A2BCCD

With the hex code #A2BCCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDB3A2, a greige shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red162
Green188
Blue205

Closest named colours

Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 9.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 12.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A2BCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2BCCD.
1.98:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty blue #A2BCCD.
10.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A2BCCD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A2BCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5BBCE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB6CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#96C0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A2BCCD?

With the hex code #A2BCCD, this is a light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 64% red, 74% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A2BCCD?

Use black text. Black on #A2BCCD has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A2BCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDB3A2, and analogous partners are #A2CDC8 and #A2A7CD.